{"id":2340,"date":"2023-01-07T08:19:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T08:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/?p=2340"},"modified":"2023-01-07T08:19:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T08:19:21","slug":"saudi-first-female-international-referee-appointed-by-fifa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/07\/saudi-first-female-international-referee-appointed-by-fifa\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi first female international referee appointed by FIFA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia\u2019s first female international referee, Anoud al-Asmari, has been appointed by FIFA in a week of football triumphs for the Kingdom.<\/p><div class=\"afric-content\" id=\"afric-1932207823\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schools.nyc.gov\/hello?utm_source=ecm-digital&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=lac-dex-2026&#038;utm_content=french\" aria-label=\"French&#8212;300&#215;250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaparrot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/French-300x250-1.gif?fit=300%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Al-Asmari was appointed by the international football body on Thursday, less than a year after the debut of Saudi Arabia\u2019s first women\u2019s national team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am happy to be the first Saudi female referee to receive the international badge in the history of Saudi sports,\u201d said al-Asmari, one of eight Saudis on the international panel announced by the world body.<\/p>\n<p>It comes the same week that Portuguese footballer and five-time Ballon D\u2019or winner Cristiano Ronaldo touched down in Saudi Arabia after his historic signing with the Al Nassr Football Club.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia has been making a name for itself on the international footballing stage. As the number one sport in Saudi Arabia, football has continued to gain prominence and momentum in recent years especially following the recent victory for the national team over Argentina in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, with the entire squad based in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia\u2019s first female international referee, Anoud al-Asmari, has been appointed by FIFA in a week of football triumphs for the Kingdom. 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